Compare Cisco Sourcefire SNORT vs. IBM Security Network IPS
Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is ranked 7th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software with 11 reviews while IBM Security Network IPS is ranked 21st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software. Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is rated 7.4, while IBM Security Network IPS is rated 0. The top reviewer of Cisco Sourcefire SNORT writes "Good functionality and has the possibility to have one manager for other firewalls but stability needs to improve". On the other hand, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is most compared with Cisco Stealthwatch, Splunk User Behavior Analytics, Fortinet FortiWeb, Trend Micro TippingPoint NGIPS and Darktrace, whereas IBM Security Network IPS is most compared with Darktrace, Cisco Umbrella, Trend Micro TippingPoint NGIPS, Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector and Hillstone S-Series Network Intrusion Prevention System.
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We have a desire to increase our use. However, it all comes down to budget. It's a very expensive tool that is very difficult to prove business support for. We would like to have two separate networks. We have our corporate network and PCI network, which is segregated due to payment processing. We don't have it for deployed in the PCI network. It would be good to have it fully deployed there to provide us with additional monitoring and control, but the cost associated with their licensing model makes it prohibitively expensive to deploy. At the time of purchase, we found the pricing acceptable. We had an urgency to get something in place because we had a minor breach that occurred at the tail end of 2016 to the beginning of 2017. This indicated we had a lack of ability to detect things on the network. Hence, why we moved quickly to get into the tool in place. We found things like Bitcoin mining and botnets which we closed quickly. In that regard, it was worth the money. The license is based on the concurrent IP addresses that it's investigating. We have 9,800 to 10,000 IP addresses. There are additional features that can be purchased in addition to the standard licensing fee, such as Cognito Recall and Stream. We are running at about 90,000 pounds per year. The solution is a licensed cost. The hardware that they gave us was pretty much next to nothing. It is the license that we're paying for. | I don't know the exact amount, but most of the time when I go to a company with a proposition, they will say, "This thing that you are selling is good, but it's expensive. Why don't you propose something like FortiGate, Check Point, or Palo Alto?" Cisco device are expensive compared to other devices. Licensing for this solution is paid on a yearly basis. We have a three-year license for this solution. | Information Not Available |
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| Vectra Networks, Vectra AI NDR | Sourcefire SNORT | Security Network Intrusion Prevention System, IBM Security Network Protection, XGS, GX |
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| Vectra AI | Cisco | IBM |
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Vectra® is the leader in network detection and response – from cloud and data center workloads to user and IoT devices. Its Cognito® platform accelerates threat detection and investigation using artificial intelligence to collect, store and enrich network metadata with the right context to detect, hunt and investigate known and unknown threats in real time. Vectra offers three applications on the Cognito platform to address high-priority use cases. Cognito Stream™ sends security-enriched metadata to data lakes and SIEMs. Cognito Recall™ is a cloud-based application to store and investigate threats in enriched metadata. And Cognito Detect™ uses AI to reveal and prioritize hidden and unknown attackers at speed. | Snort is an open-source, rule-based, intrusion detection and prevention system. It combines the benefits of signature-, protocol-, and anomaly-based inspection methods to deliver flexible protection from malware attacks. Snort gained notoriety for being able to accurately detect threats at high speeds. | IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System appliances are designed to stop constantly evolving threats before they impact your business. This means providing both high levels of protection and performance, while lowering the overall cost and complexity associated with deploying and managing a large number of point solutions. |
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| Tribune Media Group, Barry University, Aruba Networks, Good Technology, Riverbed, Santa Clara University, Securities Exchange, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association | CareCore, City of Biel, Dimension Data, LightEdge, Lone Star College System, National Rugby League, Port Aventura, Smart City Networks, Telecom Italia, The Department of Education in Western Australia | Equifax, Christian Hospital Centre |
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Mining And Metals Company22% Retailer22% Energy/Utilities Company11% Financial Services Firm11% Computer Software Company31% Comms Service Provider24% Government6% Media Company5% | Computer Software Company29% Comms Service Provider20% Marketing Services Firm6% Financial Services Firm6% | No Data Available |
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Midsize Enterprise20% Large Enterprise80% Small Business15% Midsize Enterprise21% Large Enterprise64% | Small Business40% Midsize Enterprise40% Large Enterprise20% | No Data Available |
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